Valentine’s Day History Impacts Today’s Market

Posted on | January 29, 2010 | No Comments

Valentine’s Day

There are many different legends of how Valentine’s Day originated and the true creation is still a mystery. ..

My favorite legend is not that of St. Valentine, but of the story of mating birds.  It is said that in the Middle Ages, birds began to look for a mate on February 14^th, which over time marked this day as a day for love and romance.  Lovers began celebrating this day with the exchanging of gifts such as love notes and flowers.

Valentine’s Day today is still celebrated by showering that special someone with gifts of chocolate, greeting cards or flowers to let them know just how much we care for them.  It’s a day to stop your busy schedule and take time to spend with the person that you love and adore. 

February 14^th also has a significant impact on our economy.  For the businesses in the gift-giving industry, Valentine’s Day is one of the largest revenue generating holidays of the year.  These businesses are preparing months in advance for a flawless execution of high volumes in a short period of time.  By hiring additional staff, purchasing additional goods, paying for more advertising, generating more TPT for our cities and state, this industry will circulate Valentine’s Day revenue back into our local markets and communities.

This Valentine’s Day consumers will be cost conscious while looking the utmost value.  At Edible Arrangements we offer gifts to meet all budgets and needs of our customers. Flowers that you can eat?  That’s value!

Written by Sandra Lembke of Edible Arrangements. For more information or special offers on Valentine’s Day gifts contact them at (480) 921-3660.

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